Rough third inning costs Panthers in Hamilton
HAMILTON - The Kitchener Panthers could not recover after giving up five runs in the third inning, falling 5-4 to the Hamilton Cardinals Friday night.
Kitchener was off to the races, scoring three runs in the first.
But after the Cardinals posted the single-inning five spot, the Panthers could only muster a single run in the fifth in an attempt to catch up.
Yunior Ibarra and Raffi Gross each had two hits in the loss.
Ibarra how has a hit in five straight games after going hit less in five of his previous six.
Malik Williams continued his torrid pace, registering a hit in his 12th straight game and remains among the league leaders with a .435 batting average.
Owen MacNeil gave up five runs on five hits in five innings in the loss.
Hector Yan struck out eight in 6.1 innings of work for Hamilton, giving up four runs (three earned) on six hits in the win.
Kitchener has lost four straight and 10 of the last 11, and have Welland for a home-and-home beginning Saturday night at The Pond.
On the tail end, Welland visits Kitchener Monday night at 7 p.m.
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